Marc Márquez assumed the lead of the MotoGP championship after the Sprint at the Australian GP, the 18th round of the 2026 season. The Ducati rider won the short race held at the Phillip Island circuit in the early hours of this Saturday (24), and with Jorge Martín’s crash, which injured his arm and sidelined him from Sunday’s race, he reached 365 points, opening a ten-point gap to his rival.
Martín, who sits on 355 points, will remain in second place regardless of Sunday’s result, since Marco Bezzecchi, his Aprilia teammate, is third with 315 points. Pedro Acosta, with 263, holds the fourth position, while Ai Ogura completes the list of the top five in the championship with 259 points.
Fabio Di Giannantonio is sixth with 252, while Raúl Fernández, on 236, appears seventh in the standings. Álex Márquez occupies eighth place with 181, just ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, ninth with 166. Fermín Aldeguer closes the top ten with 125. Diogo Moreira advanced to 14th with 76 points.
The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix will be contested on Sunday, with a start scheduled for midnight.
Check the MotoGP standings after the Sprint at the Australian GP:
1st – Marc Márquez – 365 points
2nd – Jorge Martín – 355
3rd – Marco Bezzecchi – 315
4th – Pedro Acosta – 263
5th – Ai Ogura – 259
6th – Fabio Di Giannantonio – 252
7th – Raúl Fernández – 236
8th – Álex Márquez – 181
9th – Francesco Bagnaia – 166
10th – Fermín Aldeguer – 125
11th – Enea Bastianini – 122
12th – Luca Marini – 108
13th – Brad Binder – 108
14th – Diogo Moreira – 76
15th – Fabio Quartararo – 74
16th – Franco Morbidelli – 59
17th – Johann Zarco – 51
18th – Joan Mir – 33
19th – Jack Miller – 31
20th – Álex Rins – 25
21st – Toprak Razgatlioglu – 18
22nd – Maverick Viñales – 12
23rd – Iker Lecuona – 10
24th – Augusto Fernández – 6
25th – Pol Espargaró – 5
26th – Somkiat Chantra – 3
27th – Takaaki Nakagami – 3
28th – Cal Crutchlow – 0
29th – Jonas Folger – 0
30th – Lorenzo Savadori – 0
31st – Michele Pirro – 0
32nd – Aleix Espargaró – 0
